Related question... When I have to restore a system from tape to new disks, I have to start with a mkfs, so the partition labels aren't there. It seems I can use e2label to re-add /boot and /. But how can I add the swap label? Shane On 10/26/05, Smith, Albert <Albert.Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Greaser > > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 1:39 PM > > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: e2lable > > > > would someone tell me what im missing. > > I did an fdisk / mkfs.ext3 / e2lable > > now.. the e2lable shows the correct info e2label /dev/sda1 > > /var but when i put that in my fstab it errors on boot.. > > cant find /var~~~~ you get the point.. > > > > here is what i put in my fstab > > LABEL=/var /var ext3 > > defaults 1 > > 2 > > > > and no.. the is no other disk with that lable in the system.!! > > > > Thanks e2fsprogs-1.38 rpm > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > If you let redhat do the default partition setup on your system > /dev/sda1 is normally /boot > > Can you do a dump of your partitions and your fstab and post please? > > Thanks, > > > Albert Smith > Sr. Unix Systems Administrator > HPCSA, RHCT > Genex Services > 440 E. Swedesford Rd. > Wayne, PA 19087 > albert.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > (610) 964-5154 > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
